The Ministry of Health announces that today, December 8 2021:
- 3 people died from the disease COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 605.
- 128 patients COVID-19 of which 43 are in serious condition. 76.57% of patients do not have a history of vaccination.
- 6 post-COVID patients who have ceased to be infectious (declassified cases), continue to be hospitalized in intubated condition due to COVID in an Intensive Care Unit.
- A total of 82,025 disease detection tests have been performed by the molecular method (PCR) and the antigen rapid detection method (antigen rapid test).
- 576 (positive rate: 0.7% new cases of the disease COVID-19 detected by molecular tests (PCR) and antigen rapid test (antigen rapid test), raising the total number of cases in 138,733.
The current results are detailed.
A. Deaths from the disease COVID-19:
The 3 people who died with the ultimate cause of death being attributed to the disease COVID-19, relate to:
- A 51-year-old man who ended up on December 7 at his home.
- A 71-year-old woman, who ended up on December 8 in the Intensive Care Unit of the Nicosia General Hospital.
- A 89-year-old man who died on December 8 at the General Hospital of Famagusta.
Therefore, the total number of deaths with the ultimate cause of the disease COVID-19 amounts to 605, of which:
389 men (64.3%), and
- 216 women (35.7%).
The average age of those who die from the disease is 75.7 years.
B. Patients:
In total, 128 patients of the disease are treated in the hospitals of OKYPY COVID-19, of which 43 in serious condition or in MAF conditions.
Of the 43 patients in serious condition, 16 are intubated, 4 are admitted to an intravenous intensive care unit and 23 to an intensive care unit.
The situation in the hospitals is as follows:
|
Hospital |
Chamber |
Number of Patients |
|
Famagusta (34 patients) |
COVID chamber |
27 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
7 |
|
|
Nicosia (16 patients) |
COVID chamber |
13 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
3 |
|
|
Λεμεσού (33 patients) |
COVID chamber |
24 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
9 |
|
|
Paphos (22 patients) |
COVID chamber |
18 |
|
Intensive Care Unit |
4 |
|
|
Blessed (3 patients) |
COVID chamber |
3 |
|
Intensive Care Units (20 patients) |
Intubated |
16 |
|
Except for a respirator |
4 |
C. Positive incidents Covid-19 (PCR test and rapid antigen test):
Of the 82,025 diagnoses made, 7,562 were made by molecular method (PCR) and 74,463 by the method of antigen rapid test, 576 cases of the disease were identified. COVID-19, which emerged as follows:
- 120 cases from 1,393 samples taken through the process of tracking contacts of already confirmed cases.
- 17 cases of 3,103 samples taken as part of a passenger check at Larnaca and Paphos Airports.
- 92 cases from 2,599 samples taken through private initiative.
- 9 cases from 311 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals.
- 237 cases from 40,807 samples tested by the antigen rapid test method in private clinical laboratories and pharmacies.
- 119 cases from 33,656 samples examined by the method of antigen rapid test through the program of the Ministry of Health.
In addition, the following tests were performed, without detecting a case:
- The cases from 0 samples received within the program of referrals by Personal Doctors and control of special groups through the Public Health Clinics.
In detail, the rapid antigen tests (rapid test) through the program of the Ministry of Health were carried out today as follows:
|
Province / Sector |
Test number |
Number of positives |
|
|
Nicosia |
5,375 |
41 |
|
|
Limassol |
1,197 |
5 |
|
|
Larnaca |
1,279 |
16 |
|
|
Paphos |
550 |
15 |
|
|
Famagusta |
384 |
4 |
|
|
Retirement Homes |
Nicosia |
434 |
0 |
|
Limassol |
290 |
0 |
|
|
Larnaca |
119 |
0 |
|
|
Primary Education |
Nicosia |
3,702 |
10 |
|
Limassol |
2,174 |
1 |
|
|
Larnaca |
1,499 |
3 |
|
|
Paphos |
657 |
1 |
|
|
Famagusta |
1168 |
5 |
|
|
Secondary Education |
Nicosia |
5,033 |
5 |
|
Limassol |
3,698 |
4 |
|
|
Larnaca |
1,735 |
6 |
|
|
Paphos |
1,401 |
3 |
|
|
Famagusta |
514 |
0 |
|
|
Closed Structures |
2447 |
0 |
|
(AF)